1975 World Cup, 2nd Semi-Final - West Indies comfortably beat New Zealand by 5 wickets in the second semi-final to qualify for the world cup final. Chasing down a small target of 159, Alvin Kallicharran helped his team to achieve the target easily. Alvin Kallicharran won his secong consecutive man of the match award.


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1975 World Cup, 2nd Semi-Final - 18th June 1975, West Indies vs New Zealand at Kennington Oval, London, Scorecard


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⇒ Toss: West Indies won the toss and elected to field first
⇒ Umpires: WL Budd and AE Fagg
⇒ Match Result: West Indies won by 5 wkts to enter the Final
⇒ Man of the Match: Alvin Kallicharran

New Zealand Batting


⇒ Glenn Turner (C) c Kanhai b Roberts 36
⇒ John Morrison lbw b Julien 5
⇒ Geoff Howarth c Murray b Roberts 51
⇒ John Parker b Lloyd 3
⇒ Brain Hastings not out 24
⇒ Ken Wadsworth (WK) c Lloyd b Julien 11
⇒ Brian McKechnie lbw b Julien 1
⇒ Dayle Hadlee c Holder b Julien 0
⇒ Lance Cairns b Holder 10
⇒ Hedley Howarth b Holder 0
⇒ Richard Collinge b Holder 2

Extras : 2 (Wides: 0 No Balls: 1 Byes: 0 Leg Byes: 1)

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Total : 158 all out (52.2 Overs)

Fall of Wickets : 1-8 (Fredericks), 2-133 (Kallicharran), 3-139 (Richards), 4-142 (Greenidge), 5-151 (Lloyd)

New Zealand Bowling


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⇒ Collinge 12-4-28-3
⇒ Hadlee 10-0-54-1
⇒ Cairns 6.1-2-23-0
⇒ McKechnie 8-0-37-1
⇒ Hedley Howarth 4-0-15-0

West Indies Batting


⇒ Roy Fredericks c Hastings b Hadlee 6
⇒ Gordon Greenidge lbw b Collinge 55
⇒ Alvin Kallicharran c&b Collinge 72
⇒ Viv Richards lbw b Collinge 5
⇒ Rohan Kanhai not out 12
⇒ Clive Lloyd (C) c Hastings b McKechnie 3
⇒ Bernard Julien not out 4
⇒ Did not Bat - Deryck Murray (WK), Keith Boyce, Vanburn Holder, Andy Roberts

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Extras : 2 (Wides: 0 No Balls: 1 Byes: 0 Leg Byes: 1)

Total : 159/5 (40.1 Overs)

Fall of Wickets : 1-8 (Fredericks), 2-133 (Kallicharran), 3-139 (Richards), 4-142 (Greenidge), 5-151 (Lloyd)

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New Zealand Bowling


⇒ Collinge 12-4-28-3
⇒ Hadlee 10-0-54-1
⇒ Cairns 6.1-2-23-0
⇒ McKechnie 8-0-37-1
⇒ Hedley Howarth 4-0-15-0


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